Never Bend

Isabella and Annie

Make a choice
and fight for it.
If you are wrong,
Be strong enough and make things right.
Mj1
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Isabella
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This room, the guest room at Richard's place was modified to keep my magic sealed. Sitting alone in this room meant to keep me safe from my magic seizures, only the memories of my previous life and the and the screens keep me company.

The memories from 5 years ago are the worst. That filthy day, I learned that my beloved husband conspired against me. How could he betray me like that and keep the truth from me.

Rage fill me even to this day, I punch my fist over my tight. Taking a moment I go through my health chart, I pressed the green button just letting everyone know that it was a false alarm. It is that time of the year. More often than not, my seizures happen every four weeks. We are ready and this new devices keep track of my mental state along with people ready to take action and keep me from harming myself.

That day, I was to lock the beast into Annie's mind. The beast memories flashing inside my mind arose an unexpected feeling from within. Betrayal. I looked through her eyes how he plotted with my allies against my wishes and expectations.

It fuelled my magic, helping me press the wolf back into her magical cage. My energy was low after a long struggle with her. The wolf was gaining in power while mine was diminishing with every encounter.

But what else could I do? My husband linked her to his wolf and killing her would mean sucking up a wound into my mate's soul. It could worsen his current state. I had no choice, but to cage her, concealing her from everyone including her host, my daughter Annie.

Making the beast submit to my might, she didn't stand a chance against me anymore. She wouldn't bend my will.
"Die of loneliness if you must but leave Annie alone, it's for the greater good."

Already caged, I was about to close the lock and seal it for good, when I had an attack. Pain radiating through my bones, I folded my body in two, dropping the incantation and falling to the ground pulling Annie's body with me.

Screaming, I held my head hoping to keep my magic inside preventing it from killing Annie. Her wolf was no longer in control, Annie would otherwise. The pain pulsing through my vains, my blood was boiling. Wolfsbane, I was not a wolf, but everything he felt I felt regardless of the distance between us. It was the curse of the mate bond.

One of the priestesses took Annie away for her own protection.

My skin burned from within and light bolts spreading around me hitting anyone close to me. Convulsing in pain, traces of blood appeared on my back, moving uncontrollably, I hit my head on the steel rock partially knocking me down. Someone ran to me, I was sedated along with magic, and I was induced into a coma.

I woke up a day and a half later only to realize that this attack destroyed part of my brain and no one couldn't fix it.

Well aware that the cage was incomplete, I asked for Annie. It was a matter of time, it wouldn't hold and I couldn't do much now in my current state. Besides, this was the beginning of a series of episodes.

Death, sometimes I wished for it, but I would never do to it knowing how many lives where at stake. For all this years, my sacrifice has also been a light of hope in the darkest moments. For I knew that he was alive. One day, he would find his way home and we would be waiting. For him, I endured, for our kids.

For now, I needed to face reality. I was sick and I couldn't keep on with my life pretending I was alright while putting my kids at risk.

I needed time and the kids needed a new place to stay, Davon's men would be back.